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Abstract
A battery pack and method for connecting battery modules to optimize current sharing and charging of the modules. The battery pack comprises a number of battery modules, each module having respective positive and negative terminals. Interconnecting cables are provided for connecting the respective positive terminals and the respective negative terminals. The interconnecting cables have equal electrical lengths so that the Ohmic resistance is the same for the cables. The battery modules are also arranged in close proximity to form an isothermal zone.
Description
TITLE: BATTERY PACK AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING
BATTERY MODULES
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to batteries, and more particularly to a method for interconnecting battery modules in parallel to form a rechargeable battery pack.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The popularity of rechargeable batteries is increasing and the number of applications keeps growing.
With the growing number of applications, demands are being put on the capacity requirements of the rechargeable batteries. To meet the capacity requirements, battery packs are being utilized. A battery pack comprises a number of lower capacity battery modules which are connected together in parallel to provide the increased output.
In conventional battery packs, the battery modules are typically connected in individual strings to obtain the desired voltage and then the individual strings are connected in parallel. Alternatively, the battery modules are connected in parallel without regard to current sharing. It will appreciated by those skilled in the art that the current sharing capability of battery packs is critical to the efficient recharging of the battery packs.
While existing battery pack configurations provide an increased output, there remains a need to improve the current sharing between the battery modules.
The problem of current sharing becomes particularly acute in applications and recharging cycles where high currents are being utilized.
BATTERY MODULES
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to batteries, and more particularly to a method for interconnecting battery modules in parallel to form a rechargeable battery pack.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The popularity of rechargeable batteries is increasing and the number of applications keeps growing.
With the growing number of applications, demands are being put on the capacity requirements of the rechargeable batteries. To meet the capacity requirements, battery packs are being utilized. A battery pack comprises a number of lower capacity battery modules which are connected together in parallel to provide the increased output.
In conventional battery packs, the battery modules are typically connected in individual strings to obtain the desired voltage and then the individual strings are connected in parallel. Alternatively, the battery modules are connected in parallel without regard to current sharing. It will appreciated by those skilled in the art that the current sharing capability of battery packs is critical to the efficient recharging of the battery packs.
While existing battery pack configurations provide an increased output, there remains a need to improve the current sharing between the battery modules.
The problem of current sharing becomes particularly acute in applications and recharging cycles where high currents are being utilized.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present provides an arrangement for interconnecting battery modules to optimize current sharing between modules. The optimal current sharing achieved by the interconnection arrangement according to the present invention improves considerably the charging performance and capacity of the battery modules., According to the present invention, a multiple capacity battery pack is formed by connecting single modules in parallel rather connecting strings of battery modules in parallel. It is a feature of the present invention that interconnection resistance for every module is equal which, in turn, provides balanced current sharing.
Balanced current sharing is desirable in the context of fast, i . a . high current rate, recharging so that one or more of the battery modules is not overcharged and possibly damaged. In other words, the equal resistance of the interconnection allows the charging current to be shared by the modules on an as accepted basis. The charging current is not forced into a battery module at a rate at which the module is not able to accept.
In a first aspect, the present invention provides a battery pack comprising: (a) a plurality of battery modules, each of said battery modules having a positive terminal and a negative terminal; (b) positive interconnecting cables for connecting the positive terminal of each of said battery modules; (c) negative interconnecting cables for connecting the negative terminal of each of said battery modules; (d) a negative output cable coupled to the negative terminal of one of said battery modules; (e) a positive output cable couples to the positive terminal of one of said battery modules; (f) wherein said positive and negative interconnecting cables each have the same length; and (g) wherein said positive and negative output cables have the same length.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides a method for forming a battery pack from a plurality of battery modules, said method comprising the steps of: positioning the battery modules in close proximity to each other; interconnecting the respective positive terminals on the battery modules with interconnecting cables of the same length; interconnecting the respective negative terminals on the battery modules with interconnecting cables of the same length.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a battery pack comprising: (a) a plurality of battery modules, each of said battery modules having a positive terminal and a negative terminal; (b) positive interconnecting cables for connecting the positive terminal of each of said battery modules; (c) negative interconnecting cables for connecting the negative terminal of each of said battery modules; (d) a negative output cable coupled to the negative terminal of one of said battery modules; (e) wherein said positive and negative interconnecting cables each have the same Ohmic resistance.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings which show, by way of example, a preferred embodiment of the present invention and in which:
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a battery connection arrangement according to the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the resultant interconnection resistance for the connection arrangement of Fig : 1.
DETAILED DESCR ~TION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Reference is first made to Fig. 1 which shows a battery pack 1 according to the present invention.
The battery pack 1 comprises a number of individual battery modules 3 , shown individually as 3a, 3b, 3c. The battery modules 3 are connected in parallel at the positive terminals by interconnecting leads or.cables 5, shown individually as 5a and 5b, and at the negative terminals by interconnecting leads 7, shown individually as 7a and 7b. As shown, the battery pack 1 includes a positive output terminal 9 and a negative output terminal 11. The positive terminal 9 is connected to the positive interconnecting lead 5 through a positive terminal lead 10 and the negative terminal 11 is connected to the negative interconnecting lead 7 through a negative terminal lead 12.
Reference is next made to Fig. 2, which shows an equivalent circuit for the battery pack 1 of Fig. 1. In the equivalent circuit, the conductors for the interconnecting leads 5, 7 and terminals 9, 11 are replaced by resistive elements as shown in Fig. 2. The positive interconnecting leads 5a, 5b, .... are represented by respective resistors R1, R" RS, . . . Rzn-~ . Similarly, the negative interconnecting leads 7a, "7b, .... are represented by respective resistors Rz, R" R6, . .. Rz". The positive terminal lead 10 is represented by resistor R~2,.
and the negative terminal lead 12 is represented by resistor R~1. As also shown in Fig. 2, the battery modules 3 are represented by cells rl, r2, r3,... rn, respectively, where r1, r2, r3 represents the internal resistance of the respective battery module 3.
It is a feature of the present invention that the battery modules 3 are connected in parallel and the -interconnecting leads 5 and 7 have the same length so that w the charging current applied to the terminals 9, 11 is.
shared equally between the individual battery modules 3a, 3b, 3c. This feature of equally sharing the current is particularly important during the recharging of the battery modules 3, particularly, when a high rate or rapid charger is used, i.e. the charging rate for a battery module 3is greater than a 1C. The equal current sharing feature of the battery pack 1 ensures that the individual battery modules 3 are charged equally.
Referring again to Fig. 2, the overall resistance for each of the modules 3 in the battery pack 1 will be as f O110WS
ERl = Rci + ri + Ri + R3 + . . + RZn_1 + Rca ~'RZ - RCl + RZ + r2 + R3 + . . + R2n_1 + RCZ
FRn = R.cl + RZ + R~ + . . + R2n + rn +R~
As will be understood by one skilled in the art the rate of charging for batteries is affected by three primary factors. The internal resistance (i.e «r") of the module 3 is a function of charging current, state of charge in the battery and internal temperature of the battery.
The arrangement for the battery pack 1 according to the present invention addresses these factors to provide optimum charging of the individual modules 3 in the battery pack 1. Firstly, the battery pack 1 allows the modules 3 to be positioned in physically close relationship so that the modules 3 will be isothermal and this will minimize the temperature difference between modules 3 during charging.
The modules 3 are tightly grouped both physically and electrically, and as a result the same state of charge can be assumed for each module 3, and represented as:
rl = rz = . . . . - rn _ g _ It is a feature of the present invention that the interconnecting leads (i.e. cables) 5, 7, have the same "electrical length", that is, the same ohmic resistance, and the ohmic resistance is represented as:
R1 = RZ = . . - Rzn and R~l = R~Z = R~
Accordingly, the total DC resistance for each of n battery modules 3 is represented as follows:
ER = 2~R,~ + r + (n-1) ~R
Therefore, the resulting voltage drop across every module 3 in a group or battery pack 1 will be identical.
The battery pack 1 arrangement shown in Fig . 1 Was tested using three standard 12V battery modules (manufactured by OPTIMA) and connected in parallel according to the present invention. The battery pack 1 was successfully cycled through a series of more than a hundred high charge rate cycles. A high rate charge cycle is def fined to be greater than a iC rate on the battery module .
In this test, the battery pack 1 Was charged at 600A, divided among the three battery modules 3a, 3b, 3c with 200A each. The nominal capacity for each battery module 3, as rated by the manufacturer, was 56 Ahr giving approximately a 3.5C charge rate. It was found that the interconnection arrangement according to the present invention provided uniform charging conditions for each module 3 in the pack 1 throughout the testing cycle.
The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms Without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the presently discussed embodiments are considered to be illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.
The present provides an arrangement for interconnecting battery modules to optimize current sharing between modules. The optimal current sharing achieved by the interconnection arrangement according to the present invention improves considerably the charging performance and capacity of the battery modules., According to the present invention, a multiple capacity battery pack is formed by connecting single modules in parallel rather connecting strings of battery modules in parallel. It is a feature of the present invention that interconnection resistance for every module is equal which, in turn, provides balanced current sharing.
Balanced current sharing is desirable in the context of fast, i . a . high current rate, recharging so that one or more of the battery modules is not overcharged and possibly damaged. In other words, the equal resistance of the interconnection allows the charging current to be shared by the modules on an as accepted basis. The charging current is not forced into a battery module at a rate at which the module is not able to accept.
In a first aspect, the present invention provides a battery pack comprising: (a) a plurality of battery modules, each of said battery modules having a positive terminal and a negative terminal; (b) positive interconnecting cables for connecting the positive terminal of each of said battery modules; (c) negative interconnecting cables for connecting the negative terminal of each of said battery modules; (d) a negative output cable coupled to the negative terminal of one of said battery modules; (e) a positive output cable couples to the positive terminal of one of said battery modules; (f) wherein said positive and negative interconnecting cables each have the same length; and (g) wherein said positive and negative output cables have the same length.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides a method for forming a battery pack from a plurality of battery modules, said method comprising the steps of: positioning the battery modules in close proximity to each other; interconnecting the respective positive terminals on the battery modules with interconnecting cables of the same length; interconnecting the respective negative terminals on the battery modules with interconnecting cables of the same length.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a battery pack comprising: (a) a plurality of battery modules, each of said battery modules having a positive terminal and a negative terminal; (b) positive interconnecting cables for connecting the positive terminal of each of said battery modules; (c) negative interconnecting cables for connecting the negative terminal of each of said battery modules; (d) a negative output cable coupled to the negative terminal of one of said battery modules; (e) wherein said positive and negative interconnecting cables each have the same Ohmic resistance.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings which show, by way of example, a preferred embodiment of the present invention and in which:
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a battery connection arrangement according to the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the resultant interconnection resistance for the connection arrangement of Fig : 1.
DETAILED DESCR ~TION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Reference is first made to Fig. 1 which shows a battery pack 1 according to the present invention.
The battery pack 1 comprises a number of individual battery modules 3 , shown individually as 3a, 3b, 3c. The battery modules 3 are connected in parallel at the positive terminals by interconnecting leads or.cables 5, shown individually as 5a and 5b, and at the negative terminals by interconnecting leads 7, shown individually as 7a and 7b. As shown, the battery pack 1 includes a positive output terminal 9 and a negative output terminal 11. The positive terminal 9 is connected to the positive interconnecting lead 5 through a positive terminal lead 10 and the negative terminal 11 is connected to the negative interconnecting lead 7 through a negative terminal lead 12.
Reference is next made to Fig. 2, which shows an equivalent circuit for the battery pack 1 of Fig. 1. In the equivalent circuit, the conductors for the interconnecting leads 5, 7 and terminals 9, 11 are replaced by resistive elements as shown in Fig. 2. The positive interconnecting leads 5a, 5b, .... are represented by respective resistors R1, R" RS, . . . Rzn-~ . Similarly, the negative interconnecting leads 7a, "7b, .... are represented by respective resistors Rz, R" R6, . .. Rz". The positive terminal lead 10 is represented by resistor R~2,.
and the negative terminal lead 12 is represented by resistor R~1. As also shown in Fig. 2, the battery modules 3 are represented by cells rl, r2, r3,... rn, respectively, where r1, r2, r3 represents the internal resistance of the respective battery module 3.
It is a feature of the present invention that the battery modules 3 are connected in parallel and the -interconnecting leads 5 and 7 have the same length so that w the charging current applied to the terminals 9, 11 is.
shared equally between the individual battery modules 3a, 3b, 3c. This feature of equally sharing the current is particularly important during the recharging of the battery modules 3, particularly, when a high rate or rapid charger is used, i.e. the charging rate for a battery module 3is greater than a 1C. The equal current sharing feature of the battery pack 1 ensures that the individual battery modules 3 are charged equally.
Referring again to Fig. 2, the overall resistance for each of the modules 3 in the battery pack 1 will be as f O110WS
ERl = Rci + ri + Ri + R3 + . . + RZn_1 + Rca ~'RZ - RCl + RZ + r2 + R3 + . . + R2n_1 + RCZ
FRn = R.cl + RZ + R~ + . . + R2n + rn +R~
As will be understood by one skilled in the art the rate of charging for batteries is affected by three primary factors. The internal resistance (i.e «r") of the module 3 is a function of charging current, state of charge in the battery and internal temperature of the battery.
The arrangement for the battery pack 1 according to the present invention addresses these factors to provide optimum charging of the individual modules 3 in the battery pack 1. Firstly, the battery pack 1 allows the modules 3 to be positioned in physically close relationship so that the modules 3 will be isothermal and this will minimize the temperature difference between modules 3 during charging.
The modules 3 are tightly grouped both physically and electrically, and as a result the same state of charge can be assumed for each module 3, and represented as:
rl = rz = . . . . - rn _ g _ It is a feature of the present invention that the interconnecting leads (i.e. cables) 5, 7, have the same "electrical length", that is, the same ohmic resistance, and the ohmic resistance is represented as:
R1 = RZ = . . - Rzn and R~l = R~Z = R~
Accordingly, the total DC resistance for each of n battery modules 3 is represented as follows:
ER = 2~R,~ + r + (n-1) ~R
Therefore, the resulting voltage drop across every module 3 in a group or battery pack 1 will be identical.
The battery pack 1 arrangement shown in Fig . 1 Was tested using three standard 12V battery modules (manufactured by OPTIMA) and connected in parallel according to the present invention. The battery pack 1 was successfully cycled through a series of more than a hundred high charge rate cycles. A high rate charge cycle is def fined to be greater than a iC rate on the battery module .
In this test, the battery pack 1 Was charged at 600A, divided among the three battery modules 3a, 3b, 3c with 200A each. The nominal capacity for each battery module 3, as rated by the manufacturer, was 56 Ahr giving approximately a 3.5C charge rate. It was found that the interconnection arrangement according to the present invention provided uniform charging conditions for each module 3 in the pack 1 throughout the testing cycle.
The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms Without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the presently discussed embodiments are considered to be illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.
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1. A battery pack comprising:
(a) a plurality of battery modules, each of said battery modules having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
(b) positive interconnecting cables for connecting the positive terminal of each of said battery modules;
(c) negative interconnecting cables for connecting the negative terminal of each of said battery modules;
(d) a negative output cable coupled to the negative terminal of one of said battery modules; and (e) a positive output cable coupled to the positive terminal of one of said battery modules, wherein said positive and negative interconnecting cables each have the same Ohmic resistance, and wherein said positive and negative output cables each have the same Ohmic resistance.
(a) a plurality of battery modules, each of said battery modules having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
(b) positive interconnecting cables for connecting the positive terminal of each of said battery modules;
(c) negative interconnecting cables for connecting the negative terminal of each of said battery modules;
(d) a negative output cable coupled to the negative terminal of one of said battery modules; and (e) a positive output cable coupled to the positive terminal of one of said battery modules, wherein said positive and negative interconnecting cables each have the same Ohmic resistance, and wherein said positive and negative output cables each have the same Ohmic resistance.
2. The battery pack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said positive and negative interconnecting cables each have the same length.
3. The battery pack as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein said positive and negative output cables each have the same length.
4. The battery pack as claimed in claim 2 or claim 3, wherein said positive and negative interconnecting cables each have the same gauge.
5. The battery pack as claimed in claim 3, wherein said positive and negative output cables each have the same gauge.
6. The battery pack as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein adjacent battery modules are positioned in close proximity to each other in an isothermal zone.
7. The battery pack as claimed in claim 6, wherein said positive and negative interconnecting cables have a minimum length for spanning the distance between the respective positive and negative terminals on adjacent battery modules.
8. The battery pack as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein said battery modules comprise rechargeable battery modules.
9. A method for forming a battery pack from a plurality of battery modules, said method comprising the steps of:
positioning the battery modules in close proximity to each other;
interconnecting the respective positive terminals on the battery modules with interconnecting cables of the same Ohmic resistance; and interconnecting the respective negative terminals on the battery modules with interconnecting cables of the same Ohmic resistance.
positioning the battery modules in close proximity to each other;
interconnecting the respective positive terminals on the battery modules with interconnecting cables of the same Ohmic resistance; and interconnecting the respective negative terminals on the battery modules with interconnecting cables of the same Ohmic resistance.
10. A battery pack comprising:
(a) a plurality of battery modules, each of said battery modules having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
(b) positive interconnecting cables for connecting the positive terminal of each of said battery modules;
(c) negative interconnecting cables for connecting the negative terminal of each of said battery modules;
(d) a negative output cable coupled to the negative terminal of one of said battery modules; and (e) a positive output cable coupled to the positive terminal of one of said battery modules, wherein said positive and negative interconnecting cables each have the same Ohmic resistance.
(a) a plurality of battery modules, each of said battery modules having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
(b) positive interconnecting cables for connecting the positive terminal of each of said battery modules;
(c) negative interconnecting cables for connecting the negative terminal of each of said battery modules;
(d) a negative output cable coupled to the negative terminal of one of said battery modules; and (e) a positive output cable coupled to the positive terminal of one of said battery modules, wherein said positive and negative interconnecting cables each have the same Ohmic resistance.
11. The battery pack as claimed in claim 10, wherein adjacent battery modules are positioned in close proximity to each other in an isothermal zone.
12.. The battery pack as claimed in claim 11, wherein said battery modules comprise rechargeable battery modules.
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